Have you thought about a painting business where you could do some small side-jobs each month to help your house payment and pay the bills? Maybe you are looking for something better, but hey, this is a good start profit-wise!



Maybe you are working mostly at home right now and you could use an extra $1,000 a month to pay the bills so you can continue to work at home the rest of the time.

If so, listed below are three great ways that you can start your own painting business and make some red-hot immediate income on the side. This is also a great way to learn the trade before going into it full time.

I started my own house painting business in 1991. Since then I have learned quite a bit about interior and exterior painting. I also learned quite a bit about drywall repair. If you know how to get customers and how much to charge, the rest can be learned as you go. When I first started out I ate quite a few jobs because I didn't know how much to charge.

Today I can actually make more money in a day and a half painting than I did all week long at my last regular full-time job. And it's fun to be able to relax and enjoy your work knowing that you are going to get paid well for it.

I have listed below three easy to start, low-cost businesses that revolve around my painting trade. Each one can make you a quick $300 - $500 for just a few easy hours work and over a thousand a week if you wish. The reason I tell you about these 3 business ideas listed below is because I know them and they make me money. These are 3 proven profit makers that you too can specialize in.

#1 Residential/Commercial Painting Business: If you love to paint this is a handy service you can render for the busy homeowner and business owners as well. Many wives don't let their husbands go near a paint brush. Many customers hate to paint and would rather pay someone else to do it for them. I started my painting business with just a few basic painting tools and a beater car. My business over the years has given me good immediate income whenever I need it.

#2 Faux Painting Business: If you like faux painting, you can take on small jobs here and there. Get yourself some basic faux painting tools and a 2' x 3' sheet of plastic to practice different patterns on and you will get the hang of it fast. If you like this type of painting business you could get small one or two-room jobs per week and make a thousand dollars per week even. Faux painting offers high profit margins if you get good at it.

#3 Drywall Repair Business: Drywall repair is really an extension of a painting business. You can easily charge $300 - $500 doing simple small repairs like water damage and texturing.

As an example, I just finished a small repair job for a total of $335. It took me an hour and a half the first day and the second day took 6 hours. Not too bad a wage for only 7 1/2 hours work. $10 of the money went for fuel, another $3.50 for a roller cover because I painted it up one fast coat. I used maybe $2 worth of drywall compound in the quick-dry formula. So I netted about $320 or $40 per hour labor.

You may also get small jobs hanging sheets of drywall. A customer might have a basement or garage that they need drywall hung in. They will want you to tape and finish it as well. You will most likely get asked to do the painting also and this can double your profits.

So there you go. 3 easy low-cost, time-proven ways you can start a painting business or painting-related business. All of these niches can be started for less than $500. If you did just one small job a week it could mean an extra $300 - $500 or $1200 - $2,000 a month extra income.